Team USATL is made up of SAG-AFTRA member performers that call Atlanta home and work as on-camera actors, stunt performers, dancers, intimacy coordinators, singers, voiceover artists and other media professionals. As a united USATL slate, we agree to collaborate on issues affecting our market because we are, first and foremost, fully committed to keeping the work here and growing the work to benefit all Atlanta local members.
Our mission is to improve the lives of members and their families by preserving and expanding local work opportunities, educating through relevant and comprehensive resources, and empowering members in navigating their careers.
Each local SAG-AFTRA election involves electing trusted leadership to address local governance and issues unique to each market. USATL is committed to enhancing the strength and influence of SAG-AFTRA in the Atlanta Local market. We are united in the belief in the dignity and worth of our members and the work they provide.
Our strength is our diversity and our common cause is working together so that Atlanta Local members can be fully engaged with their career and their union.
Our power and effectiveness depends upon the active participation, commitment and solidarity of our Atlanta Local members. Strong local unions exist when the membership is informed, educated and active.
Educating Atlanta local members on contracts, safety, and professional skills creates empowered workers that can better navigate and fully engage in their own careers.
Whether it’s physical protections or harassment and assault in the workplace, performer safety is a top priority. We fully support and promote all national SAG-AFTRA initiatives to keep performers safe both on and off set.
Providing practical solutions that meet the current climate of the Atlanta Local and most accurately represent and benefit Atlanta Local members to protect and further enhance work opportunities in this right-to-work state.
Promoting and maintaining a union that is inclusive of all members and thrives on the talents of our diversity through awareness, education, and with a clear understanding of the SAG-AFTRA constitution and diversity action plans.
Engaging in productive communication to create active participation, commitment and solidarity of our Atlanta Local members. Strong local unions exist when the membership is informed, educated and active.
Preserve and expand work opportunities for local members, through innovative codes and contracts that counters Georgia’s Right-to-Work status and expand local membership through compelling organization efforts.
Provide the means to educate our members through training and resources, such as Conservatory Classes, Q&A’s with Local Staff, and Contract/Working Condition Panels for SAG-AFTRA, Atlanta Local members.
Continue a local SAG-AFTRA environment of readily available information and clear communication in order to enable local members to be full participants in their chosen profession with confidence and authority.
Increased health care providers to provide 30% discounts to union members and their families
Members will vote for National Board Member, President, 1st VP, 2nd VP, Secretary and 8 Local Board Members at Large.
Look for USATL members on your ballot and vote for each of the candidates below.
Local members will vote for 12 Convention Delegates to represent Atlanta.
Look for USATL members on your ballot and vote for each of the candidates below.
In addition to other duties, local union leaders communicate and lead the change process, educate members about SAG-AFTRA principles and execute strategies that protect and expand opportunities for local members. We encourage all local members to participate in choosing the next generation of leaders for this thriving Atlanta local market. Please make sure your voice is heard and vote.
The SAG-AFTRA, Atlanta Local services members working in Georgia and South Carolina. With over 4,000 SAG-AFTRA members, our local continues to grow its well-trained, skilled work force and attract a record number of entertainment productions. Because Georgia is a right-to-work state, it’s critical that we stay visibly active in our market in order to preserve and expand union work opportunities for all local members.